Display cabinet



' Oct. 28, 93 E. o. HENDERSON s8'1' DISPLAY CABINET Filed Sept. 13, 1927 :5 Sheet-Sheet 1 Z fiJ lenderson I Oct 28, 1930. E. b. HENDERSON ,8

DISPLAY CABINET Filed Sept. 13, 1927 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 Z70. lyeizderson se r Oct. 28,, 1930-.

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DISPLAY CABINET Filed Sept. 15; 1927. s Sheets-Sheet '3 Patented Oct. 28,1930

j fUNI-TED STATES PA E OFFICE 1 ELDEN onnnnnnson, Q'FMcALLEN, TEXAS DISPLAY 3mm Application filed Septembe r 13, f1927. Seria1 no; 219398, i

;This invention relates to display cabinet and more particularly to a device of this character especially adapted for use in self service'stores. d

An important object of the invention is to provide a display cabinet so constructed that thegoods may be readily arranged; thereon and bins provided upon the top for the re ception of goods which are adjustable as to size to accommodate the amount of goods which it is desired to exhibit.

A further object of the invention is to pro- I vide a device of this characterise constructed exhibited thereon.

that 'it is readily possible to associate the nag tional magazine advertising employed by present dav manufacturers with the goods A further object of the invention is to provide a device of the'type just described which is additionally constructed to permit associa; tion with the. goods and the national advertisement thereof,dealer's comments or prices.

A still further object of theinvention'is to provide a display cabinet which readily lends I itself to use in positions where it is back against the wall or to use inpositions where cabmets are arranged back as a partition in the store. still further object of the inventionis to provide a display device for national advertising adjust-ably associated with a counter of this character and so. constructed that it will support the advertisement either upon one or both surfaces, thus permitting its use withcounters when; employed in ithefcasubstantially on .theline 3 3 of Figure 1; i

to back andserve cured to the sill 1.6 and the forward rail 17 gin confronts theblackboard in spaced relae I Figure 4 is a view in perspective of a tition strip herein employedunapplied; Figureb is a transverse section through a modified'form of display cabinet;

Figure 6 is a perspective view of the displaylea sely d Figure 7 is a vertical sectional view through the advertising frame or display frame shown inFigurel. I

Referring to the drawingsand more particularly to the wall type of counter, the numeral 10 generally designates sills or basebeams to which, at one end, are secured front 'stu'dding 11- and atthe opposite end back studding 12 which-are of considerably greater lengththan the studding 11. To

the upper ends of the front studding 11' are" securedt-he forward ends of display} cabinet beams which extend horizontally and"; have their rear ends secured to the studding 12. These beams'13 support a display-cabinet top 14, the rear'edge of which is slightly spaced from the forward faces 'ofthe rear stu'dding 12 to provide a space for the reception: of thelower end of a blackboard 15; Applied ,to'the upper ends of-the studding IQ'isa plate 16,: to the upper surface of'which are, secured front and rear rails 17 and 18 spaced, to provide a groove 19" therebetween;v Se- '0 s and. clamping the upperredgef of, the jbla'ckboard l5fthereto is a spacing strip-2(); having its upper edge coplanar withithefrails 17; Secured'to. the forward face of the spacing strip 20 is a finishing strip .21 whichhas its upper edge coplanar with theupperedge of the spacing strip. and is of greater'depth than the spacing strip so that its lower mar tion thereto.

The numeral 22 designates partition strips, to'the rear edges of' which are securedverg ticallyex'tendingsecnring fbars 23. Each securing bar 23' has, its lower end extending below the lower edge of the associated partition'22 and has its'upperedge ,beveled'upwardly fromits rear to its front face, as indicated M24. The upper surface ofthe dis- I play cabinet top 14 immediately inadvance of the blackboard is provided with a groove 25 for. the reception of the projecting lower end ofthe securing bars and the securing bars are of such length that when they are seated in these grooves, the upper ends of their forward faces project beyond the lower edge of the finishing strip 21. However,

because of the bevel cut at 24, the securing bar may be entered behind the finishing strip,

as indicated in dotted lines in Figure 2, to permit the finishing bar to be moved into alignment with the groove; These parti tions are in this manner rendered both ad:

j ustable longitudinally of the top and bodily"- removable therefrom; Side faces of; the partition adjacent the forward ends'thereof areprovided with grooves 26, which-incline upwardly and forwardlyfromthelower to the upper edge of thepartition. The .grooves of adj acent facesfof adjacent partitions are;

adapted to receive the edges-of a panel27 which maybe of glass and which combines with the partition to provide abinforthe reception ofrloose articles, such as:fruit, vegetables and the like. To the upper face of the rail 18 and to the upper faces ofthe. rail 17,

r the spacing strip .20 and finishing strip 21, finished plates 27 may-be applied, if so dethe openings. Each panel is provided with sired.

The forward ends of the'beams -13, sills 10 and the-forward faces of the forward stud;

ding ll-are preferably coveredpby trim, indicated at '28. 'The rectangular openings .29 thus formedv'are preferably closedby applying about the edges ofthe openings, stops 30 against which abut ply-wood panels 31 fitting.

aifingeropening 32, so that it may be readily engaged forremoval. These panelstend to conceal the space beneath .thetoptand assist inthe formation of. storage space33 within 7 which may-be stored a bulk supply of'the articles which are being exhibited upon the tops.

V Theidouble display cabinetconstruction 7 identical with that herei-nbefore described with the exception of. thezfact that the studding 12 corresponding to the-studding 12 of the single display cabinet servesas the; rear studding for both tops, and has applied to each :face thereof ablackboard element. 15. .Also in thislconstruction, the rail ,18 has applied :theretoa spacing strip EZOi and finishing strip 21 corresponding to those employed with the rail 17. The grooves 19f0rmed by the rails 17 and 18 in each in} stance serve to receivethe lower ends of advertising media-34' and 35. :fTheadvertisingmedi-a- 34; consist-merely of framed black boards havingatntheir lower edges'extensi onsfof. the framing strips, indicated at 36,

V which are. adapted to enter in the'grooves.

The advertising media 35- are intended for the receptionof national full page advertis} ing, such as is placed in standardmagazines by; practically all manufa cturers andcomprisesa base 37 having a downwardly pro-V jectmg rib 38 for. engagement in the groove 19. Projecting upwardly from the base are a pair of spaced standards 39 provided adj acent their upper ends with inwardly projecting pivots 40. The pivots 40 engage opposite sides of a rectangular frame .41 to which is hinged at 42a second similar frame-'43. The inner edges of the confronting faces of the frames are rabbeted, as indicated at 44, and

ass'ociatedwith the 'frames is a panel 15 which fairly closely fits within the rectangular groove provided by the combination of the .rabbets when the frames are in confronting relation. The openings 46 of the frames are ofH-such size that they will conveniently re ceive the advertisement -to be posted and:

Where-the advertising medium 35 is employed with the single type of display cabinet,-but.a.

single advertisement .is placed therein.

Where. it is employed with. the. double type. of

display cabinet, two of the advertisements will be placed therein and the; advertisements at oppositefaces thereof will "conform to the articles which are beingexhibitedupon the top below.

Itwill be obviousthat advertisingmediiuns of this character maybe readily shifted either longitudinally of .the top upon .which- :they

are mountedor readilymovedto a seconddis play cabinet where maybe employedin the same capacity. Structures ofthisccharacter permit. the. use ofcurrent; and .seasonable j 1. 1A display counterhaving a topsprovide'd at its rear edge with a. longitudinal groove, a backextending upwardly fromv the top --and including a longitudinally extending fram ing. member with a depending ,portion, the depending portion being disposed in advance offthe' backand a partition, averti'calmember secured to and projectingbelowthe'rear end of the 1p artition and inserted into said groove, the upper end ofthe vertioalmember being-"inserted 'beliind the depending member carried by the back whereby said partition may be longitudinally :afdj usted along-thetop.

2. A display counterhavinga; top: provided at its'rear'ed ge with allon'gitudinal groove, a back. extending .upwardlyzfrom the ltop and including a longitudinally extending framing member with a depending portion, the depending portion being disposed in advance of the back and a partition, a vertical member secured to and projecting below the rear end of the partition and inserted into said groove, the upper end of the vertical member being inserted behind the depending member carried by the back whereby said partition may be longitudinally adjusted along the top, the vertical member attached to the partition at its upper end being upwardly and outwardly beveled whereby the partition and member may be lifted to disengage the lower end of the member from said groove and then turned to permit the upper end of the member being moved downward from behind said depending member of the back.

3. A display cabinet having a top provided at its rear edge with a. longitudinally extending groove, a back extending upwardly from the cabinet, a spacing member attached to the upper margin of the back and having a depending member attached to the front thereof, the lower edge of the depending member being in spaced relation to the back and a slidable partition normally resting upon the top of the cabinet, the partition having at its rear end a vertical member projecting below the partition to engage in said groove and projecting abovethe partition to engage in the space between the back and said depending member.

4. In a display cabinet, a top and a back having opposed grooves, a. partition slidable along the top to adjusted positions and having portions entering said grooves, the groove of the back permitting vertical movement of the partition to disengage the portion thereof engaging the grooves of the top, the partition being oscillatably disengageable from the groove of the back when disengaged from the grooveof the top. w

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix m signature.

- ELDEN O. HENDERSON. 

